LDAP-UX Client Services B.04.00 with Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory Administrator's Guide

Administering LDAP-UX Client Services
Adding Additional Domain Controllers
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Adding Additional Domain Controllers
Your Active Directory contains configuration profiles downloaded by each
client system and name service data accessed by each client system. As
your environment grows, you may need to add additional domain
controllers to your environment. Follow these steps:
Step 1. Use the dcpromo.exe tool to install and configure a new Active Directory
domain controller. For more information, refer to the respective
literature on Active Directory or check Microsoft’s library at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp
Step 2. Install the Server for NIS to view and edit the POSIX attributes of your
user objects. Alternatively, the ADSI edit snap-in can be used to modify
POSIX attributes. This only needs to be done if POSIX attributes are
being maintained on this domain controller.
Step 3. Create a new profile that specifies the new domain controller. The new
profile can be identical to another profile, except the
preferredServerList attribute specifies a new domain controller. Refer
to “Creating a New Profile” on page 113.
Refer to Appendix B, “LDAP-UX Client Services Object Classes,” on
page 147 for a description of the preferredServerList attribute.
Step 4. On all clients that are to use the new controller, edit the start-up file,
/etc/opt/ldapux/ldapux_client.conf, to refer to the new domain
controller and the new profile. Modify the PROFILE_ENTRY_DN line as
described under“Changing Which Profile a Client is Using” on page 115.
Modify the LDAP_HOSTPORT line to specify the domain controller server.
Step 5. Download the new profile from the new domain controller as described in
“Downloading the Profile Periodically” on page 57.